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17 Sep, 2014

Tavis Smiley interview

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Moreno discusses her life and career on stage and screen, focusing on West Side Story, in this interview for PBS.

I did the audition with my heart in my throat. A friend of mine had taught me some steps in advance in case those were the steps to America that were going to be taught me in an audition. Most people don’t know that dancing auditions, you learn the steps right now.